The Satir Institute of the Pacific (SIP) will be hosting an international conference in honour of Virginia Satir's 100th Birthday in 2016, her evolution, her work and her teachings. The Satir celebration conference entitled "Becoming More Fully Human: The Evolution" will take place in Surrey, BC, Canada on Friday June 24th to and including Sunday June 26th, 2016. On the evening of Saturday June 25th, 2016 a birthday gala dinner will take place.

After the conference, there will be two concurrent residential training programs (one eight day and one 10 day) beginning on Tuesday June 28th, 2016 at Rosemary Heights Retreat Center, Surrey, BC Canada. Initial plans include a Master Class with Dr. John Banmen and a Level III program focusing on various applications of the Satir Model.

More details of these events including registration information will be made available at a later date.

Purpose: “to provide a broad educational context including classes, workshops and seminars in which persons may experience and learn in depth the Virginia Satir systemic growth model in order to understand, develop and use the Satir Model in their personal and professional lives”

"I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen, heard, understood and touched by them. The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand and touch another person. When this is done, I feel contact has been made." Virginia Satir

Satir Annotated Bibliography from 1960 to June 2014 view under Satir Resources

Satir Institute of the Pacific2015 Annual General MeetingSaturday April 18, 2015 1:00 pm